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positivo_fw-la ethic._n l._n v_o c._n 7._o that_o right_a or_o law_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v that_o have_v no_o ground_n in_o nature_n but_o whole_o depend_v of_o man_n custom_n and_o ordinance_n according_a to_o the_o variety_n both_o of_o time_n and_o place_n he_o very_o apposite_o compare_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o measure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o since_o grammarian_n can_v agree_v about_o the_o derivation_n of_o the_o word_n mos_fw-la some_o derive_v it_o from_o meo_fw-la some_o from_o modus_fw-la some_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o some_o from_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o i_o may_v not_o more_o probable_o maintain_v that_o mos_fw-la the_o rather_o because_o it_o be_v a_o monasyllable_n be_v the_o pure_a hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mass_fw-es
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v agathias_n the_o historian_n to_o this_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v apparent_o common_a to_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o what_o law_n or_o custom_n soever_o they_o have_v be_v long_o use_v unto_o they_o prefer_v before_o any_o other_o and_o deem_v they_o very_o excellent_a which_o make_v herodotus_n that_o ancient_a historian_n to_o blame_v cambyses_n king_n of_o persia_n very_o much_o not_o as_o uncivil_a only_o but_o even_o as_o a_o mad_a man_n in_o that_o he_o so_o free_o and_o tart_o deride_v the_o custom_n and_o fashion_n whether_o civil_a or_o sacred_a of_o other_o country_n which_o be_v dear_a unto_o they_o and_o in_o their_o judgement_n very_o plausible_a and_o why_o any_o man_n or_o nation_n shall_v arrogate_v so_o much_o unto_o themselves_o as_o to_o condemn_v and_o deride_v so_o free_o and_o peremptory_o whatsoever_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o own_o custom_n eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la because_o contrary_a to_o 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europe_n which_o be_v this_o if_o a_o prince_n die_v out_o of_o his_o country_n they_o will_v chap_v his_o body_n in_o several_a piece_n and_o boil_v they_o in_o a_o kettle_n or_o some_o such_o vessel_n till_o all_o the_o flesh_n come_v from_o the_o bone_n and_o so_o send_v his_o bare_a bone_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o country_n bonifacius_n the_o eight_o speak_v of_o it_o call_v it_o detestandae_fw-la feritatis_fw-la abusum_fw-la morem_fw-la horribilem_fw-la deo_fw-la abominabilem_fw-la hominibus_fw-la abhorrendum_fw-la immanem_fw-la impium_fw-la crudelem_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o indeed_o a_o man_n may_v wonder_v how_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n of_o that_o age_n come_v to_o be_v so_o far_o in_o love_n with_o it_o as_o to_o take_v order_n before_o hand_n as_o we_o read_v of_o divers_a and_o particular_o of_o one_o of_o our_o edward_n king_n of_o england_n in_o froissard_n in_o their_o life_n time_n that_o they_o may_v be_v so_o use_v after_o their_o 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absurd_a and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o make_v truth_n changeable_a protheus_n like_a and_o appliable_a to_o all_o time_n and_o place_n that_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o say_v with_o archilaus_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o nothing_o be_v right_a or_o wrong_n but_o by_o custom_n and_o the_o ordinance_n of_o man_n only_o or_o with_o epicurus_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o righteousness_n of_o its_o self_n be_v nothing_o but_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v expedient_a for_o the_o present_a as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v expedient_a it_o be_v just_a and_o no_o long_o just_a than_o it_o be_v expedient_a beside_o these_o and_o the_o like_a argument_n take_v from_o the_o thing_n themselves_o some_o thing_n may_v be_v infer_v even_o from_o the_o word_n whereby_o those_o thing_n be_v usual_o express_v for_o word_n have_v usual_o some_o foundation_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o therefore_o as_o wise_a man_n aristotle_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v ambiguous_a both_o in_o the_o original_a greek_a the_o ambiguity_n whereof_o have_v cause_v error_n and_o mistake_n of_o interpreter_n not_o a_o few_o in_o divers_a ancient_a greek_a author_n and_o in_o the_o derivative_a chaldey_n for_o either_o right_a or_o custom_n hence_o be_v variety_n of_o opinion_n as_o among_o the_o jew_n so_o among_o the_o christian_n about_o the_o true_a meaning_n but_o i_o meddle_v not_o with_o that_o only_o this_o i_o observe_v that_o homer_n upon_o this_o very_a subject_n speak_v of_o king_n use_v the_o very_a word_n but_o that_o the_o one_o be_v greek_a and_o the_o other_o be_v hebrew_n that_o samuel_n do_v this_o also_o as_o ambiguous_a in_o the_o greek_a as_o the_o other_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n his_o word_n be_v odyss_n four_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o scholiast_n have_v note_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o eustathius_n archbishop_n of_o thessalonica_n more_o full_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aemilius_z portus_n translate_v it_o quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la licet_fw-la divinis_fw-la regibus_fw-la and_o certain_o in_o those_o word_n of_o the_o poet_n in_o another_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d galen_n do_v understand_v by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d somewhat_o more_o than_o custom_n as_o shall_v seem_v by_o he_o in_o his_o de_fw-la valetudine_fw-la conservanda_fw-la where_o he_o quote_v they_o more_o than_o once_o now_o as_o in_o these_o word_n both_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a right_o be_v take_v for_o custom_n so_o in_o the_o latin_a be_v custom_n take_v for_o right_a or_o law_n witness_v not_o only_o the_o word_n consuetudo_fw-la in_o latter_a age_n whereof_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o afterward_o but_o also_o mos_fw-la of_o old_a so_o virgil._n aenid_n vi_fw-la pacisque_fw-la imponere_fw-la morem_fw-la i._o legem_fw-la pacis_fw-la say_v 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